The landscape of prescription painkillers in America has transformed from a medical solution into a national crisis that touches every community. These medications, classified as opioids, ...

A variety of pain-relieving drugs are available both over the counter and by prescription. SelectStock/Vetta via Getty Images Without the ability to feel pain, life is more dangerous. To avoid injury, ...

When it comes to back pain, the easy options are often the worst. When doctors give a painkiller over a repetitively painful ...

Concerns have been growing for years about the number of people in the U.S. taking powerful, and highly addictive, opioid prescription painkillers. Now a new report adds to that concern by ...

Patients got fewer narcotic painkillers and overdoses declined after two problem drugs were removed from the market in 2010, a large study of insurance claims reported Monday. The researchers looked ...

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A new study looks at which patients prescribed a short course of narcotic painkillers may be most prone to long-term abuse. The study finds -- perhaps not surprisingly -- that people with prior ...

The first scientific study of prescription painkiller use by retired NFL players shows higher rates of misuse than that of the general population, possibly due to players' use during playing days. T.

Without the ability to feel pain, life is more dangerous. To avoid injury, pain tells us to use a hammer more gently, wait for the soup to cool or put on gloves in a snowball fight. Those with rare ...